I guess the University of Hawaii Athletics program is doing better than most of us thought. University of Hawaii head basketball coach Gib Arnold has been offered a substantial raise from an already sweet deal that he was originally given. The proposed raise would make Gib Arnold the highest-paid coach in the history of the […]
Unemployment Rate in Hawaii Rises
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their latest report on unemployment around the nation and it seems that the unemployment rate in Hawaii is on the rise. Hawaii’s unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent, up from 5.4 percent. This may not seem like too much of a change, however, Hawaii doesn’t need its unemployment rates […]
Mortgage Rates Hit Another Record Low, Expected to Continue to Drop
Mortgage rates have fallen for the fourth straight week to yet another record low and are expected to continue to drop even further. The average on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 4.01 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the lowest rate since the they began keeping records in 1971. The last time […]
Cecilio Rodriguez of Cecilio and Kapono Arrested for Child Molestation
Cecilio Rodriguez of the beloved Hawaii band Cecilio and Kapono has been arrested in California on charges of child molestation charges. More specifically, Rodriguez, 66, was arrested at a home in Carson, California on a warrant by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Tuesday evening. He is charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child […]
Jane’s Addiction Returns to Hawaii for “Mele Kaliki Rock-a”
Most of you reading this article won’t remember this – some may, but back in 1991, Jane’s Addiction played quite a show at Aloha Tower, back before it became Aloha Tower Marketplace. It has taken the ban 20-years to get back to the islands, but on December 30th, Jane’s Addiction will headline “Mele Kaliki Rock-a, […]
Body of a 17-Year Old Boy Found Dead in Waianae
More news is breaking on this, but as of now this is what we know. The body of a 17-year-old boy was found late Tuesday night in a stream behind a Taco Bell on Farrington Highway in Waianae, police said today. The teen may have fallen down a 15-foot concrete embankment into Kaupuni Stream behind […]
Gas Prices in Hawaii Refuse to Drop
Gas prices all over the nation are continuing to fall, but the prices in Hawaii refuse to drop. Motorists in Hawaii are paying as much or more as they have since this past May. The average gas price in Hawaii rose to $4.23 a gallon Tuesday, a full 75 cents more than the national average […]
Bryant Moniz Named WAC Player of the Week Again
University of Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz has been named WAC player of the week for the second time this season. This after his 424-yard and seven-touchdown effort in the first half of what became a 56-14 rout of UC Davis. This is the second time this year already that Moniz has got the weekly conference […]